Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

PODCAST: White House to raise minimum wage for federal contracts

Previewing tonight's SOTU. The NSA and its British counterpart are sucking up data from some mobile apps. And, there’s a lot of code in the Silicon Valley dress code.

Tonight, President Obama delivers his State of the Union address. Income inequality is something the president has said he wants to tackle this year, but he has also acknowledged it is unlikely he is going to get much support from congress on anything.  So, what are President Obama’s options?

Next time you take out your smart phone for a game of Angry Birds or to check Facebook, there’s a chance someone’s watching you. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the NSA and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters could be tracking data from some mobile apps

Silicon Valley, of course, is known for its casual dress, which means t-shirts, jeans and sneakers. But don’t be fooled, techies care a lot more about fashion than they let on. Or put another way, there’s a lot of code in the Silicon Valley dress code.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    4 hours ago
    7:08
  • Marketplace Tech
    6 hours ago
    11:03
  • Marketplace
    17 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    a day ago
    19:00
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45